Redundancy however business continuing...
Discussion
A little bit of help please?
My partner's sister works as a beautician for a business and has done for the past two and a half years, during which time they've been a very fair employer.
The current owner is moving to LA and has sold/given it to his daughter so she will become the sole owner - fair enough, no issue with this given it's his business and he can do what he wants with it.
She plans to rename the business to her liking.
She has said that she will give all current employees new contracts under the new business however that they will therefore be made redundant from their current position with the current business.
My understanding would be that as a result of this, the employment rights earned by my partner's sister - having being there two and a half years - will be defunct along with the current business.
I suppose my question is whether this is allowed and/or can my partner's sister challenge the suggestion that she is being made redundant given the business is continuing, albeit under a different name?
To complicate things further, my partner's sister and her partner are planning on securing a mortgage against a property in the next 2-3 months.
My partner's sister works as a beautician for a business and has done for the past two and a half years, during which time they've been a very fair employer.
The current owner is moving to LA and has sold/given it to his daughter so she will become the sole owner - fair enough, no issue with this given it's his business and he can do what he wants with it.
She plans to rename the business to her liking.
She has said that she will give all current employees new contracts under the new business however that they will therefore be made redundant from their current position with the current business.
My understanding would be that as a result of this, the employment rights earned by my partner's sister - having being there two and a half years - will be defunct along with the current business.
I suppose my question is whether this is allowed and/or can my partner's sister challenge the suggestion that she is being made redundant given the business is continuing, albeit under a different name?
To complicate things further, my partner's sister and her partner are planning on securing a mortgage against a property in the next 2-3 months.
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